Show THE WASHOUT mm 0 continued from first page ing locks and gravel to low flow freely into the pipe arid and the tremendous stream of water naturally carried plenty of that material into the pipe workmen devoted all of tuesday and wednesday and today in trying to find out how badly the pipe was congested and how tar far down the material was lodged holes were cut in the pipe where it makes the dyphon over the hill just west of the box spring and the water shot out like a geyser by that means the sediment was washed out and the line cleared the washing out of the water pipe line was another serious trouble for it left the city without protection against fire as well as without water for culinary and heating purposes the city officials very thoughtfully held one reservoir full of water in reserve in case of ire fire until the stream could be conducted into the pipe line again the city has installed at the head ortho pipe line a pump to pump water into the reservoir pipe the road through the canyon will almost have to be rebuilt and the ex will be something of no small proportions there will be a tremendous lot of filling in to do and before that is done cement retaining walls will likely be constructed in the dangerous turns where the force of the water is greatest in order to obviate a recurrence of the same trouble when another flood comes about tour four years ago when a similar experience came to this community the matter of constructing cement retaining walls was discussed but finally it was decided that the bank could be fortified in other ways and that expense saved the damage done this time is greater than that of fourbears four years ago and this is the second warning so there is little question but that work will be done As the turbulent water carrying loads of earth arid and rocks went roaring down the channel tuesday morning the sight uns as awe inspiring great boulders went rumbling along alone 0 pounding each other as they were e carried down the stream and the dull thuds could plainly be heard by men standing along the banks some times a huge stone would be turned up on end sending the water into the air like ilke a small water spout the force of the stream would finally turn the rock over and loll 1011 it a little fui further ther down stream down in ill the watery lane the damage Is not as great as anticipated the water did not break out of the natural channel excepting above the railroad tracks and some little gravel arid and mud was carried on the pasture lands lying adjacent to the tracks but the roadway through the lano lane is intact and the bridge at the west end Is still in place out in the valley the water has done thousands of dollars of damage every bridge over the malad river between evans and plymouth is washed out that Is the approaches to the brid bridges ages are washed out so that new nils fills will have to be made commissioners Co nimis adams conley and larsen went over the ground wednesday to find out the real condition with the above stated staled result and they estimate the damage it at to the county the Was washakie bakle reservoir went out tuesday as did the one at fairview Fall view in the malad valley permitting a great volume of water to come down this way which flooded everything the 0 S L malad branch road has been out of commission from garland north on account of the water while in malad city the report was given that water was standing about to the depth of two feet the flood was the worst ever experienced up there and the damage will reach into the thousands the water also did considerable sid erable damage to the hammond canal where it Is flumen across the neaver beaver dam hollow arid and cotton wood hollow the supports were washed out tor for some som e distance and several bents of the flume flamo broke off occasioned by the great weight of water as the canal was lull full at the time receiver john D peters estimates the damage to the canal at about 2000 and is very thankful that the breaks I 1 did not occur a month or two later i i as they can be repaired now before the irrigating season comes on the sante same condition prevails in ill weber county especially around ogden where the ogden river has flooded everything north and east of the city driving families from their homes in some instances the press dispatches report floods in almost every section of the intermountain west causing hundreds ot of thousands of dollars in damage to ta property and some loss of ET life it certainly looks like we are living in the last days |